KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2025
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
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Rockstar Games Accused By Trade Union Of Sacking Staff For Unionising
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) maker Rockstar Games has been accused by a trade union of sacking staff in the UK to stop them from unionising.
The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB), which represents people working in the gaming sector, said 31 workers were fired from Rockstar's UK studios on 30 October.
The union led rallies outside the company's offices in Edinburgh and London on Thursday to protest what it described as "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry".
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v10rr1meeo
Source: BBC News
Council Chief Apologised For Data Breach
A council chief has apologised after hundreds of residents' sensitive data was mistakenly shared online.
Some names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of 625 people who responded to South Gloucestershire Council's consultation on 24 October were published online for three days.
Once the error was spotted, council officers took "very prompt action" to remove the data and report the breach to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v1xmy9ypdo
Source: BBC News
GTA 6 Developed By Rockstar Leeds Studios
Grand Theft Auto VI - the latest instalment of the hugely successful GTA series - is developed by the Rockstar Leeds studio.
It may be the most famous title associated with the Yorkshire games industry, but there are hundreds of smaller studios and solo developers who are hoping their ideas become the next PlayStation and Xbox hits.
They want the government to take them more seriously and encourage the sector's growth away from London.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjdy6yvd58o
Source: BBC News
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
2-step verification (often shortened to 2SV and sometimes called two-factor authentication) provides a way of 'double checking' that you really are the person you are claiming to be when you're using online services, such as social media, banking or email.
Even if a criminal (or someone simply looking to cause mischief) knows your password, they won't be able to access any of your accounts that are protected using 2SV.
